School: Oakwood Elementary

Teaches: Second grade

Years taught: 14 years overall, 11 years at Oakwood

City of residence: Buford

Marcia Bagby

School: Martin Elementary

Teaches: Fifth grade

Years taught: Served as a fifth- and first-grade teacher for past 16 years, eight years at Martin

City of residence: Flowery Branch

April Bagwell

School: Flowery Branch Elementary

Teaches: Fifth grade

Years taught: Three years overall, two years at Flowery Branch

City of residence: Chestnut Mountain

Christie Bailey

School: White Sulphur Elementary

Teaches: Fourth grade

Years taught: Seven years overall, six years at White Sulphur

City of residence: Gainesville

Beatriz Barraza

School: Lyman Hall Elementary

Teaches: First grade

Years taught: Eight years overall, eight years at Lyman Hall

City of residence: Gainesville

Sam Borg

School: West Hall High

Teaches: Spanish

Years taught: Four years overall, fourth year at West Hall

City of residence: Gainesville

Laurie Brown

School: Chestatee Middle

Teaches: Seventh-grade science

Years taught: 12 years overall, three years at Chestatee Middle

City of residence: Lula

Stephanie Brown

School: Wauka Mountain Elementary

Teaches: Kindergarten

Years taught: 12 years overall, four years at Wauka Mountain

City of residence: Gainesville

Laurie Costello

School: Davis Middle School

Teaches: Seventh-grade social studies

Years taught: 14 years overall, four years at Davis Middle

City of residence: Flowery Branch

Vickie Durham

School: Lanier Career Academy

Teaches: ESOL

Years taught: 38 years overall, three years at Lanier Career Academy

City of residence: Gainesville

Melanie Ellis

School: North Hall Middle

Teaches: Seventh grade science

Years taught: 17 years overall, seven years at North Hall Middle

City of residence: Dahlonega

Danny Evans

School: South Hall Middle

Teaches: Spanish I and II in seventh and eighth grades and two nine-week Survey of Spanish classes in sixth grade

Years taught: 12 years overall, 12 years at South Hall Middle

City of residence: Chestnut Mountain

Rene Fanguy

School: East Hall Middle

Teaches: Sixth-grade special education/language arts Years taught: 14 years overall, four years at East Hall Middle

City of residence: Gainesville

Rebecca Fisher

School: Mount Vernon Elementary

Teaches: First grade

Years taught: Five years overall, third year at Mount Vernon

City of residence: Gainesville

Denise Fortner

School: Sugar Hill Elementary

Teaches: First grade

Years taught: 19th year teaching overall, seventh year at Sugar Hill

City of residence: Gainesville

Ashley Hayes

School: Chestnut Mountain Elementary

Teaches: Fifth grade

Years taught: Seventh year teaching overall, fourth year at Chestnut Mountain Elementary

City of residence: Buford

Dara Helms

School: Tadmore Elementary

Teaches: Third grade

Years taught: Six years teaching overall, six years at Tadmore Elementary

City of residence: Gainesville

Marjorie Hinkley

School: North Hall High School

Teaches: Art

Years taught: 27 years overall, 18 at North Hall High School

City of residence: Gainesville

Allison Ingram

School: Myers Elementary

Teaches: Fifth grade

Years taught: Six years overall, six at Myers Elementary

City of residence: Gainesville

Caroline Keener

School: Riverbend Elementary

Teaches: Physical education

Years taught: 20 years overall, 19 years at Riverbend Elementary

City of residence: Gainesville

Kathy Kersh

School: Johnson High School

Teaches: Grades ninth-12th, Algebra II & III and the new GPS Math 1

Years taught: 18 years overall, 10 years at Johnson High

City of residence: Flowery Branch

Nancy Kirk

School: Sardis Elementary

Teaches: Special education to mostly fifth grades and one reading group with students from grades second to fourth

Years taught: 27th year overall, 10th year in Hall County

City of residence: Gainesville

Cathy Lowther

School: East Hall High

Teaches: Science

Years taught: in 19th year overall, fifth at East Hall

City of residence: Buford

Donna McFall

School: McEver Elementary

Teaches: First grade

Years taught: 10 years overall, five years at McEver Elementary

City of residence: Flowery Branch

Amy McGee

School: Jones Elementary

Teaches: Kindergarten

Years taught: Four years overall, four years at Jones Elementary

City of residence: Flowery Branch

Maria McIntyre

School: Lula Elementary

Teaches: Fifth grade math/science/social studies

Years taught: Eight years overall, eight years at Lula Elementary

City of residence: Lula

Sarah Rae McPherson

School: West Hall Middle School

Teaches: Seventh grade math

Years taught: Eight years overall, seven years at West Hall Middle

City of residence: Gainesville

Sharon Nagel

School: Friendship Elementary

Teaches: First grade

Years taught: Nine years overall, nine years at Friendship

City of residence: Flowery Branch

Jeremy Purdy

School: Flowery Branch High School

Teaches: 10th-grade advanced placement U.S. history and 12th grade economics

Years taught: Six years overall, two years at Flowery Branch

City of residence: Oakwood

Shane Rayburn

School: Lanier Elementary

Teaches: First grade

Years taught: 15 years overall, two in Hall County

City of residence: Gainesville

Jessica Reepe

School: Chicopee Woods Elementary

Teaches: Second grade

Years taught: Six years teaching overall, four years at Chicopee Woods Elementary

City of residence: Flowery Branch

Carol Shanks

School: Spout Springs Elementary

Teaches: Third grade

Years taught: 11 years overall, 11 years at Spout Springs Elementary

City of residence: Flowery Branch

Darrell Skogman

School: Chestatee High School

Teaches: Math

Years taught: Seven years overall, six at Chestatee High

City of residence: Dahlonega